The Betrayal of Gaza (Noam Chomsky)

The US is vocal about its commitment to peace in Israel and the Palestinian territories -- but its actions suggest otherwise. Nov. 6, 2010 (New Statesman) -- That the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds ...

In new memoir, Bush makes clear he approved use of waterboarding (Jeffrey Smith)

Nov. 3, 2010 (Washington Post) -- Human rights experts have long pressed the administration of former president George W. Bush for details of who bore ultimate responsibility for approving the simula ...

Chomsky: US-led Afghan War Is 'Criminal' (Press TV)

Nov. 3, 2010 (Press TV) -- Renowned Jewish-American scholar Noam Chomsky says the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was "criminal" since there is no evidence al-Qaeda carried out the 9/11 attacks. "All of ...

Conned by Democracy: The Middle East’s Stagnant ‘Change’ (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 4, 2010 -- Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are tirelessly praised by rulers and oppositions alike, ...

Such is the Peace Process: Obama as a Salesman (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 28, 2010 -- It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim that the resumption of peace talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have thus far ...

BOOK REVIEW: The Chosen Peoples -- America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election. By Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibowtiz (Jim Miles)

The Chosen Peoples -- America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election. Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibowtiz. Simon & Schuster. 2010. Oct. 26, 2010 (Palestine Chronicle) -- A work on studying chosen peo ...

Has WikiLeaks landed in cyberattack crosshairs? (Declan McCullagh)

Oct. 27, 2010 (CNET News) -- Forget China or Al Qaeda. In a twist that would have been inconceivable even a few months ago, the WikiLeaks.org Web site is being proposed as the first public target for ...

WikiLeaks and Assange Honored (Ray McGovern)

Oct. 25, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- You are not likely to learn this from the “mainstream media,” but WikiLeaks and its leader Julian Assange have received the 2010 Sam Adams Associates for ...

The Shaming of America (Robert Fisk)

Robert Fisk delivers a searing dispatch after the WikiLeaks revelations that expose in detail the brutality of the war in Iraq -- and the astonishing, disgraceful deceit of the United States Oct. 24, ...

Torture, Killing, Children Shot: How the US Tried to Keep it all Quiet (Emily Dugan, Nina Lakhani, David Randall, Victoria Richards and Rachel Shields)

The largest leak in history reveals the true extent of the bloodshed unleashed by the decision to go to war in Iraq -- and adds at least 15,000 to its death toll Oct. 24, 2010 (The Independent) -- So ...

Iraq War Logs: Secret Files Show How US Ignored Torture (Nick Davies, Jonathan Steele and David Leigh)

Massive leak reveals serial detainee abuse. 15,000 unknown civilian deaths in war Oct. 22, 2010 (the Guardian/UK) -- A grim picture of the U.S. and Britain's legacy in Iraq has been revealed in a mas ...